[Air-L] Does Comm Sci notice the internet?

[Christian Nelson]

Interesting question. The last "comm. dept." I taught in--a dept. at a  
division one school with a storied past--decided to map out the next  
several positions that it would like to fill. Among those I suggested  
was a position in new media. The only response I got was a look like I  
had a third eye. I suspect that more than a few departments are quite  
happy to maintain tradition and cede an area of study with promise of  
significant funding and growth to other departments because new media  
faculty might gain more attention and funding than the current  
faculty, thereby threatening ever-so-fragile egos. In addition, who  
knows what side new media folks might choose in the department's civil  
war? BTW, if you think these are absurd or even just tongue-in-cheek  
suggestions, you haven't worked where I have.
--Christian Nelson

On Feb 9, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Barry Wellman wrote:

> A provocative Q, to be sure, and of course, the answer to members of  
> this
> list is Yes.
>
> BUT
>
> I just went thru the entire "intersections" (with other disciplines)  
> issue
> of the J of Communication (54, 4, 12/08) and didn't notice one  
> mention of
> the Internet, or the new media in general. Perhaps I missed some  
> obscure
> thing, but I wuz amazed.
>
> Having started this, please excuse me if i don't respond personally.
> Deadlined on my book chapter NOW.
>
> Barry Wellman
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